Head of Estimating - Data Centres

Application Deadline: 29 November 2024

Department: Commercial

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Dundalk

Reporting To: Associate Director

Description

We are an industry leader within the European offsite manufacturing sector with a turnover in excess of £60 million. We are currently experiencing significant growth as we invest in new manufacturing and office capacity. We are one of the largest prefabricated M&E manufacturers across the UK & Ireland. 

As a result of this growth, we are hiring for a Head of Commercial Estimating - Data Centres. The role is summarized as follows: On our Projects within the Data Centre Sector, we assume the role of Specialist Prefab M&E Contractor, meaning we have control of all elements of our build; 

• Design. 
• BIM Management & coordination.

Manufacture of:

• Chilled Water Distribution Systems,
• LTHW Distribution Systems,
• Plantrooms,
• Electrical Distribution Modules,

Delivery to projects across the continent.Site installation.
Testing and handover to client.
 
We are a Market leader in the design and integration of Offsite Manufactured M&E services into the Data Centre Sector throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe.

We are recognised as the contractor of choice, with a large portfolio of successfully delivered projects.
 
We are experiencing significant growth in the sector as the uptake of our services are helping to significantly reduce Data Centre build times. Through close working relationships with our clients, we are continuing to secure multiple repeat orders with our core clients.  We have a high-performing culture and are a team led by our values -  Client FocusTeamworkRespectIntegrityProgressiveTrust When you join our team, you have genuine career opportunities to grow with us on projects built from solid client relationships with a strong support network throughout the company. 
Job Title | Head of Estimating – Data Centres
Location  | Dundalk
Hours | 38 hours.  8.00am to 5.00pm Mon to Thurs & 8.00am to 3.00pm Friday
Salary | Competitive depending on experience
Responsible to | Associate Director - Commercial

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the estimation team for the data centre business. 
• Be the go-to person for all things estimating within the department and take ownership of department priorities and resourcing.
• Direct and assist estimating team in their day-to-day activities. 
• Evaluate and risk review tender opportunities to assess viability of client requests. 
• Establish estimation processes and systems to streamline and improve our day-day department operations.  
• Grow the existing team into a dedicated data centre commercial resource within the organisation.
• Lead weekly meetings to coordinate resources, report on status updates, identify resourcing bottlenecks and any other risks/opportunities required to ensure the efficient operation of the department. 
• Early client engagement to review scope and then prepare, issue and follow through to negotiation stage of AH bids alongside the senior team. 
• Review schematics & designs to identify the scope and develop a strategy/approach for how the job will be estimated.  
• Carry out detailed take offs from schematics & 3-D designs. Collate into material & labour quantities and apply rates to develop overall project costs.
• Ability to learn, operate and manage existing Ensign estimating software package to ensure accurate costs are prepared for all new projects.
• Analysis and estimation of value engineering opportunities to ensure bids are competitive.
• Lead preparation of handover pack & attend internal post award meetings for successful projects to discuss & review breakdown of estimate with delivery team.
• Lead the handover process from estimation to operations post project award ensuring accurate and detailed project summaries are delivered.  
• Be the go-to person within estimating for reviewing and understanding job performance reports (CVR’s) for ongoing and completed works to ensure continuous improvement of departmental rates and job costing assumptions. 
• Lead on the review and understanding of job performance challenges by liaising with Commercial & Contracts teams to ensure team of estimators are always pricing works in line with how they are being delivered at site